Cable-reeling device



Oct. 28 1924.

A. F. M.UTH

CABLE REELING DEVICE Filed June 13. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jun Not 64 A-F.Murw.

Get. 28 1924.

A. F. MUTH CABLE REELING DEVICE Filed June 13. 19

Patented Qct. 2 8 1924.

mrso STATES 1,513,061 PATENT OFFICE.

ANTHONY r. MUTE, or ELIDORADO,

KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF FIVE-SIXTEEIITHS T0 JOHN J'. MUTE, TWO-SIXTEENTHS TOWILFR'ED' H. MUTH, AND O'NE-SIXTEENTH '10 CHARLES A. MUTE, ALL OFELDORADO, KANSAS.

CABLE-FEELING DEVICE.

Application filed June 13, 1923. 'Serial No. 645,112

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY F. MUTH, citizen of the United States,residing at Eldoraclo, in the county of Butler, and State 01'' Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cable-ReelingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved cable reeling device particularlydesigned forvuse in connection with deep well drilling operations andseeks, among other objects, to rovide a device whereby the cables of awel rig may each be readily wound upon a proper spool or, with equalfacility, unwound from the spool for use.

The invention seeks, as a further object, to provide a device elevatinga cable spool clear of the ground so that the spool may be turned.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means forjournaling the spool and efiecting the rotation thereof.

And the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide means forbraking the spool so that the rotation thereof may be easily controlled.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved reeling device, parts beingbroken away and illustrated in section,

. F1 re 2 is a top plan view of the device showin the structure whenarranged for unwinding a cable from a reel,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view showmg the structure when arrangedfor winding a cable onto a reel,

Figure 4 is a detail elevation of one of the dgeons of the device,

Figure 5 is a detail elevation of the other of the gudgeons of thedevice, and

Figure 6 is a detail elevation of the combined brake and pulley ringemployed.

In carrying the invention into effect, I employ companion 7 standardsincluding channel-shaped base members -10 formed medially with taperedsockets 11 and provided near the ends thereof with openings 12 toreceive suitable stakes, as suggested in Figure 1, for fastening thebase members to-the ground. Preferably, the base memhere are alsoprovided near the ends thereembodying means for ends,

of with a plurality of openings 13 to receive nails so that the basemembers may, when necessary, be secured to the floor of a well rig.Detachably mounted upon the base members are companion uprights eachincluding parallel channel-shaped bars 1i connected at their lower endsby a tapered terminal 15, the terminals of the uprights removablyfitting in the sockets 11 of the base members, and extending throughsaid terminals and through the? side walls of the sockets 11 are one ormore bolts 16 detachably securing the uprights in position. The bars 14are provided with longitudinally extending slots 17 and-slidable betweensaid bars are preferably wooden bearing blocks 18 each provided, withvertically spaced openings 19. Extending through the blocks and throughthe slots 17 are bolts 20 slidably connecting the blocks with.

the bars 14 and, as shown, thebolts are arranged to alternate with theopenings 19 and are equipped with nuts countersunk in bolts will furtherfunction to reinforce the blocks against splitting. At their lower theblocks are provided with reduced portions 21 to which are boltedU-shaped plates 22 and swiveled upon said plates are jack screws 23threaded through plates 24 secured to the upper ends of the terminals 15of the uprights between the bars 14, the jack screws being freelyreceived in suitable openings in said terminals. The jackscrews areformed with apertured bosses 25 with which a suitable bar or the likemay be engaged for rotating the screws and elevating the bearing blocks.Bolted to one of the bars 14: of each of the uprights is a plate 26having a stud 27 and detachably engaged with said'studs are laterallyextending braces 28 provided at their upper ends with sleeves 29removably fitting over the studs, the studs being apertured to receivecotter pins or the like for preventing displacement of the sleeves. Attheir lower ends, the braces are provided with foot plates 30 in whichare formed openings 31 to receive stakes securing the braces to theground and, preferably, said plates are also provided with smalleropenings 32 to rig;

' 38. As brought out in Figures 4 and 5, the

gudgeons 35 and 37 are each provided witha plurality of spurs 39 to sinkinto the side plates of the spool and alternating with said spurs areopenings 40 adapted, as shown at the left of Figure 3, to receive nailsdetachably securing the gudgeons to the spool. Thus, the gudgeons may bereadily assembled upon the spool. The bearing sleeves 36 and 38 of thegudgeons are adapted to rotatably fit through the openings 19 of thebearing blocks 18, the lowermost openings of the blocks being employedfor a small spool and the uppermost openings for a large spool, andformed in said gudgeons at their outer ends are notches 41. Freelyfitting over the shaft 34 at the ends thereof are washers 42 having lugs43. engaging in said notches securing the washers to turn with thegudgeons and threaded upon the ends of the.

shaft are nuts 44 clamping the gudgeons in binding engagement with thespool as well as also holding the washers 42 against the outer sidefaces of the bearing blocks for limiting the spool against lateral play.In mounting the spool, the gudgeonsare first secured thereon, y when thestandards are brought into position and the bearing sleeves .of thegudgeons inserted through the desired openings of the bearing blocks.The shaft 34 is then arranged in position, when the jack screws 23 maythen be operated for elevating the spool from the ground or the floor ofa well rig, as the case may be. In conjunction with the gudgeon37, Iemploy a spacing sleeve 45, the exact purpose of which will be laterdescribed.

Formed in the gudgeon 37 at its inner side is, as shown in detail inFigure 5, a plurality of sockets 46 opening through the periphery of thegudgeon and surrounding the gudgeon is a combined pulley and brakingring 47 provided at one side with a notch 48. Projecting radially inwardfrom the inner circumference of said ring is a plurality of lugs 49fitting in the sockets 46 of the gudgeon so that the gudgeon will thusact against said lugs for clamping the ring against the adjacent sideplateof the spool while the lugs will lock the ring and gud-v geon toturn in unison. Formed in said lugs are openings 50 which, as shown atthe right of Figure 3, are adapted to receive nails detachably securingthe ring tothe spool so that the ring may be readily assembled upon thespool. In conjunction with the ring 47 I employ a brake which is usedwhen unwinding a cable from the spool and for this operation the spacingsleeve 45 is, as best shown in Figure 2, arranged at the outer side ofthe bearing block of one of the standards so that the ring will bedisposed close to said standard. Detachably bolted to said standard is abracket 51 and, in this connection, it is to be noted that the flangesof the adjacent side bar of the standard are provided, as shown inFigure l, with vertically spaced openings to receive the bolts for thebracket in order that the bracket may be positioned to suit theelevation of the spool. The bracket 51 is formed with a sleeve 52through which is journaled a crank shaft 53 having a lever 54 and formedon the bracket below the sleeve 52 is a sleeve 55 in which is fixed apin 56. Secured at one end to the crank shaft is a brake strap 57surrounding the ring 47 and detachably engaged at its opposite end withthe pin 56, the strap carrying beveled shoes 58 fitting'in the groove ofthe ring. Thus, after a cable upon the spool has been attached to thebull wheel shaft of a well rig, said shaft may be rotated for windingthe cable thereon and the brake lever 54 operated for braking therotation of the spool to. obtain the desired tightness upon the windingof the cable. In winding a cable onto the spool, the brake is removedwhile the spacing sleeve 45 is arranged at the inner side of one of thestandards, as shown in Figure 3, so as to provide room between saidstandard and the ring 47 ,for training a drive belt, as conventionallyillustrated at 59, around the ring. This may be accomplished byarranging the belt to extend partially around the ring and engaging thebelt in the notch 48 of said ring when, by manually rotating the spool,the belt may be disposed in the groove of the ring. Having thus engagedthe belt with the ring, the spool may then, of course, be readilyrotated, by the source of power employed, for turning the spool andwindingthe cable thereon. It will accordingly be seen that I provide aparticularly eflicient device for the purpose set forth and a devicewhich will materially facilitate the handling of well rig cables.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A reeling device including companion standards, bearing blocksslidable vertically thereon means for elevating said blocks, companionmeans for journaling a spool upon the blocks, and means to coact withone of saidjournaling means for braking the rotation of the spool.

2. A reeling device including companion standards, bearing blockscarried thereby, gudgeons to abut the ends of a spool and rotatablysupport the s 001 upon the blocks, means for clamping t e gudgeonsagainst the ends of the spool, a combined brake and pulley ringencircling one of said gudgeons and locked thereto to turn therewith,and brake mechanism arranged to coact with said ring. Y

3. A reeling device comprising standards bearing blocks slidably mountedon said standards, jack screws swiveled at their upper ends to the lowerends of the bearing blocks and having threadedengagement at their lowerends with the lower ends of-the standards, a spool disposed betweenthestandards, and udgeons secured to of the spool and rotatably fittedin the hearing blpcks. I

4:. A reeling devicejeomprising companion standards, bearing blocksslidably mounted in the standards, means for securing the blocks at asetheight in the standards, spool disposedbetween the standards,gudgeons secured to theends of the spool and having axial bearingsleeves. rotata 1y fitted in the bearing blocks a shaft extendingthrough the spool 'an the sleeves of the gudgeons, and means on the endsof the shaft to secure the shaft in the bearing blocks.

5. A reeling device comprising companion standards, bearing blocksslidablymounted in thestandards and provided with a plu- 30 rality ofvertically spaced openings, means position in the standards, a spooldispose the ends in adjusted dbetween the standards, dgeons secured tothe ends of the spool an having axial bearings rotatably fitted inselected openings the bearing blocks, one of the gudgeons bein forsecuring the bearing blocks provided on its inner end with peripherasockets, and a grooved pulley ring encircling said gudgeon and providedon its inner periphery with lugs to engagethe sockets in the gudgeon.

6. A reelin device comprising companion standards eac consistingofchanneled bars having vertically extending slots located between theirvertical side edges and a terminal connecting the lower en s' of saidbars, bearing blocks slidably fitted between the bars on each standard,securing bolts secured through the bearing blocks with their ends enaging in the slots in the bars of the stand-- ar s, nuts on said boltscountersunk in the bearing ends of the bolts and turned home against thebars ofthe standards a spool disposed between the standards, andgudgeons secured to the ends of the spool and rotatably engaged in thebearing blocks.

In testimony whereofI alfix my signature.

. ANTHONY F. MUTH, [a m] blocks, other nuts mounted on the

